Guide attachment for hair clippers



y 26, 1953 G. E. THURSTON 2,639,503

GUIDE ATTACHMENT FOR HAIR CLIPPERS Filed July 13; 195'].

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u INVENTOR GEORG c E.Tuuas'rou 6 7%mpm 0m Patented May 26, 1953 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE GUIDE ATTACHMENT FOR HAIR. CLIPPERS George E.Thurston, Chicago, 111.

Application July 13, 1951, Serial No. 236,570

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to hair clippers, and more particularly hasreference to a combined guide and comb attachment therefor.

The present application is a continuation in part of my ccpendingapplication, Serial No. 205,772, filed January 12, 1951.

By way of background, it may be noted that in the conventional use ofhair clippers, it is common to employ therewith a comb for regulatingthe length and evenness of cut. Obviously, a high degree of skill isrequired in the joint manipulation of the hair clippers and comb if thedesired result is to be obtained.

In my copending application I have illustrated a comb attachment for ahair-clippin device, said attachment being particularly designed tofacilitate, without the use of a separate comb, the uniform cutting ofthe hair to an even length.

In accordance with the present invention, I embody in said attachment aguide member novelly designed to provide a rockable mounting for thehair clippers and comb attachment, having slidable contact with the headof the person whose hair is being cut, whereby said hair clippers andcomb attachment may be adjustably tilted to elevations selected by theuser for cutting the hair to a selected length.

It is an important object of the present invention in this connection toprovide a combined comb and guide attachment which can be readilyattached to conventional hair clippers.

Another important object is to provide a combined comb and guideattachment that will be simply designed, will have no moving parts, andwhich will nevertheless be swiftly adjustable relative to the scalp ofthe person whose hair is being cut.

Yet another object is to provide an attachment as stated that will notrequire modification in any respect of the hair clippers on which it ismounted, and which will not interfere with normal operation of saidclippers.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a conventional hair clipper, anattachment formed in accordance with the present invention being mountedthereon;

Figure 2 is an inverted, perspective view of the attachment on anenlarged scale;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view through the attachment takensubstantially on line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings in detail, a conventional hair clipper l isprovided with the head 2 formed at its front end with the usual taperedof the head disposed contiguous to the guard 3 2 guard 3. This is awholly conventional construction, and does not constitute per se part ofthe present invention, the hair clipper being illustrated purely as anexample of one type of hair clipper on which the invention may beconveniently mounted.

The combined comb and guide attachment includes a main body 4 of planeinformation adapted to underlie the head 2, and corresponding to saidhead in respect to outer configurations and dimensions.

Formed integrally with the main body 4 at the front end thereof is aforward extension 5 disposed at an obtuse angle to said main body, theforward extension 5 being provided with a plurality of elongated teethextended longitudinally thereof.

At opposite sides of the body 4 I form upon said body the upstandinglugs 6 which may be integrally or otherwise formed with inwardly facingabutments 1, whereby the attachment may be slidably positioned inunderlying relationship to the head 2, and thereafter remain as a fixed,but removable, attachment to the head by reason of the frictionalgripping of the head by the lugs and abutments. Limiting movement of theattachment upon the head in one direction are raised portions 8 formedupon the upper surface of the forward extension 5, said raised portionsengaging the front edge of the guard 3.

Fixedly mounted upon said main body 4 and underlying the body is a guideor fulcrum member including the angularly related guide portions 9 andI0 integrally joined and disposed at an obtuse angle to one another todefine a rounded fulcrum II.

If desired, the guide portions 9 and 10 may be formed with largeopenings 12 and I3.

The guide member described above is fixedly connected along its frontand rear edges to the under side of the main body 4 in any suitablemanner.

It is to be noted that the front guide portion 8 is disposed at a wide,downwardly facing obtuse angle to the forward extension 5. The cuttingportion of the clipper head 2, that is, that part is located at the apexof the angle. As a result, if the entire device is tilted forwardly!from the position in which it is illustrated in Figure 1, upon the scalpof a person whose hair is to be cut, the free end of the forwardextension, and that end of the front guide portion 9 remote from saidextension, provide a two-point support for the clippers whereby thecutting portion of the hair clippers is positioned close to, butnevertheless spaced above, the scalp of said person, so as to cut thehair to a uniform, short length, the guide member providing the meansslidable over the scalp of said person that will support the hairclippers at a selected elevation relative to said scalp.

Assuming that it is desired that the hair be cut to a selected lengthlonger than the minimum length discussed above, it is necessary onlythat the hair clipper be tilted backwardly, whereupon the hair clipperand the comb attachment will rock upon the fulcrum ll until the cuttingportion of the hair clipper is spaced above the scalp the desireddistance.

Thereafter, the hair clipper, held at the desired position in tiltableadjustment, is moved over the scalp, sliding upon the fulcrum, and theforward extension will comb the hair in advance of the clipping portionof the hair-cutting device.

The device is so formed in this connection as to be capable of beingrocked backwardly until the rear guide portion it] lies fiat upon thescalp, in which position of the hair clipper the hair will be cut to amaximum, uniform length. Again, the cutting of the hair to the maximumlength is accomplished merely by sliding the hair clipper over the scalpof the person whose hair is being cut, the device now sliding upon therear guide portion I0.

As an important characteristic of the invention, I believe it worthy ofnote that the device formed in accordance with the invention is attachedwith speed and facility to a conventional hair clipper, and is capableof being removed with equal speed and facility. Further, in mounting thedevice upon the hair clipper, no modification of the hair clipperconstruction is required.

It is a further important characteristic that once mounted the deviceprovides a combined comb and guide attachment, whereby hair may be cutto a selected, uniform length. In operation of the hair clipper with thedevice attached, the cutting bar of the hair clipper will be swingablein an arc around the fulcrum point H, and when swung to a desiredelevation relative to the scalp of the person whose hair is being cut,may be retained at said elevation, after which the hair clipper with theattachment thereon is slidably moved over the scalp to cut the hair tothe selected length.

What is claimed is:

A combined comb and guide attachment for a hair clipper having a cuttinghead provided with a cutting portion along one edge, comprising a planemain body proportioned to lie flat against the under side of the cuttinghead of said hair clipper; means at opposite sides of said main bodyfrictionally engageable with said cutting head to retain the main bodyin fixed relationship to said cutting head with the front edge ofthe'main body substantially in registration with said cutting portion; aforward extension integrally formed upon the front edge of said mainbody, said forward extension being formed with a plurality of elongated,parallel teeth, the forward extension being disposed at a wide obtuseangle to the main body; and a guide member rigidly attached to andunderlying main body, said guide member being of angular crosssection,and having front and rear guide portions disposed at an obtuse angle toone another, said front and rear portions being respectively disposed atacute angles to the main body, the front guide portion being related ata wide obtuse angle to said forward extension, said lastnamed anglefacing outwardly from the under side of the main body and said frontedge of the body being displaced at the apex of the lastnamed angle, tolocate the cutting portion of the head a predetermined distance from ascalp when those end of the front guide portion and of the extensiondisposed at the outer ends of the legsof the last-named obtuse angle areplaced in con.- tact with the scalp, the front and rear guide portionsbeing integrally joined below the main body and forming a fulcrumportion spaced below the main body and on which the cutting head isrockable to selected positions of adjustment relative to a scalp onwhich supported.

GEORGE E. THURS'ION.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS NumberName Date 1,957,430 Adelmo May 8, 1934 2,481,097 Fewins Sept. 6, 1949

